BITE user comments - bar_runner
Comments by bar_runner
very uninviting full of trouble makers. This does have the potential to be a great pub
21 Jan 2008 19:06
Great pub, dog friendly great for the kids, nice fires and amazing food.
The beer is kept in wooden casks on the back shelf .
I cannot say anything more about this place, it is fantastic.
Make sure you have a driver
21 Jan 2008 19:04
The landlord is drunk, rude, obnoxious and aggressive his wife is not much better. The irish boy struts around drinking like he owns the place when the boss was not insight.
I have been in the pub trade for 15 years and have never seen customers be insulted shouted at like here.
Myself and some friends went in for sunday lunch and it was disgusting. The roast potatoes blatantly fried, who knows how long the veg had been sitting around for boiled to mush. the meat could not have been a cheaper cut full of gristle and fat and gravy had to be from a packet.
The outside was filthy and dirty and we saw a member of staff polishing stuff and then not even bothered to wash his hands served another customer.
I will not be going back, if you have been threatened by the landlord from what I have seen, I would take action.
21 Jan 2008 18:51
I have read what some people have said,but I think that the new owners have done a great job. Sam and Gary don't know their arse from their elbow.
Marak has done a great job, shame to see the manager leave but he has moved on to better things. And everyone in there loves rugby having seen the Old I's and Quins Ladies drinking there now. Last rugby day was brilliant.
Great idea getting rid of the pool table and sky, all the pikeys and chavs (apart from a few) have gone.
The beer is absolutely fantastic, yes the cellar man in a kiwi gobshite and gives as good as he gets but he knows how to look after beer and I am looking forward to the beer festival he told me about. You will not get a better pint for miles. If he is not happy with the pint you are not going to get it. This guy takes so much care over the beer and recently I have seen him go over every glass washing them individually for quality and cleanliness. You don't see that anywhere else
The food is amazing, the chefs are great. One of them even comes over and talks to the customers and makes sure the food is up to scratch. He used to work on the bar so he knows how to keep the customers happy, probably the best barman the place has ever had and he knows his stuff, never had to ask for a drink memorised rounds and knew what all the locals drank with out asking.
Both Chefs are very accommodating to what ever your needs are. I have seen them get in special dishes as a one off for customers. And the new specials are great, you just have to try them. Now that is how you look after people and keep them coming back.
The girls are ok every place needs its eye candy, but some of them are slow but they are new, glad to see the dippy one has gone and haven't seen the one with big boobs for awhile, shame not the sharpest tool in the box but a nice girl and gets on with everyone.
I have seen more parties in this place in the last 5 months than they had in the last 4 years and the spread is superb from what I have seen. Your don't get pressurized to leave at the end of the night drink your drink in your time and then leave, how civilised rather than have some prat come round every 2 seconds and say drink up and get out.
I highly recommend this pub and would advise you to go there to see for yourself.
get the staff properly trained and I would give it 10/10
25 Jul 2007 00:42
I don't give a monkey's what anyone says, this is a great pub real fires in the winter, outside bar in the summer. Excellent food and the beer is looked after perfectly.
Staff are good except for a scrawny goffy chap behind the bar who is always eating and thinks he is really funny [probably needs to get laid].
Miss the indian guy behind the bar always looked after me and my friends, really nice guy. BRING HIM BACK. The new irish guy seems to know what he is doing and is the closest they have got since they other guy left.The big chap left as well he always looked tired but was sort of entertaining.
The best place to go on a rugby day, and the landlord and landlady do not stand for all the riff-raff so never any trouble and is a football free ZONE great during the World Cup.
If you are thrown out probably for good reason. The pub was shut down during the football world cup to protect its customers from bloody hooligans.
There are 3 lovely dogs that frequent the pub as well a black one, a brindle both really sweet and baby jack russell, so a dog lovers pub.
I highly recommend this pub to anyone.
24 Nov 2006 16:15
Alfold Barn, Alfold
More a restaurant than a pub, it is family run and the food and people are fantastic.
Well worth going to.
21 Jan 2008 19:08